Gas ducted heating is widespread in Australia and works really well, but Australian homes suffer from leaky return plenums which contributes to a significant energy loss...
ecoEVO design Episode 3 Stock suburban Australian Home An “OK” performing home in a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. We talk about some of the areas these...
A video on bathroom Ventilation in Melbourne/southern Australian homes. What should YOU do to stop bathroom mould growing, and improve the performance of your home for...
Air Tight materials, Building Science
Vapour Permeable Wrap/Membrane Installation, IT’S NOT FOIL SARKING!
The correct way to install a Vapour permeable or vapour impermeable wrap, for air tightness to properly leverage the products that are being installed. Some installers...
Downlight Covers, ecoCOOL Tips
LED Downlight Cover: Fire rating, dealing with LED Insulation consistency
Fire rated LED downlight covers are basically an all in one product, for insulating downlights (Energy Efficiency) fire rating and sound proofing Led recessed lighting...
ecoEVO design Episode 2 A Low Energy Passive House home in Regional Victoria Insulation consistency and airtightness is of paramount importance. Strawbale homes can be...
ecoEVO Design Episode 1 Dale from APHI Projects shows us around this amazing CLT project in Gippsland. Australian homes can be super leaky, and very poorly insulated. ...
Evaporative cooling contributes to significant air leakage which in turn affects heating and cooling energy efficiency. In Melbourne, there are 176 hours with 30˚ C plus...
Air Conditioning, Talking Building Performance
WALL VENTS: remove them? Reduce draughts and save energy.
Wall vents have been around for a while, but they aren’t being put into new homes. We go over why and talk about a good super cheap way in substantially reducing...
Blower Door Testing, Talking Building Performance
How much can an unused fireplace cost you in heating?
Fireplace draughts/chimney air infiltration can easily be the single largest contributor of air leakage in homes throughout the world. Next in line would be evaporative...
